BobCAD-CAM Help Menu
Introduction
This topic describes the options found in the BobCAD-CAM Help menu.
The BobCAD-CAM Help Menu
The BobCAD-CAM Help menu contains the following items.
Support
The Support section covers launching the Help System, the Getting Started, and the Tip of the Day.
- BobCAD-CAM
Help - launches the help system.
- Getting
Started - displays the Getting Started dialog box for you to
select and open a demonstration file and the Getting Started Help
system. These tutorials teach you about creating parts and machining
them from start to finish using BobCAD-CAM.
- Tip
of the Day - displays the Tip of the Day which contains
software usage tips. The Tip of the Day has a list of tips, each of
which will be displayed in the dialog, one at a time. Click the Tip of the Day button to list another tip.
- Use online help - determines whether the local, or online help system is launched when BobCAD-CAM Help is launched.
- the local help system will be launched.
- the online help will be launched.
Licensing
The Licensing section will allow you to Activate and Transfer licenses.
- Activate License - allows you to modify the state of the software licensing for the system. by launching a dialog box to allow you to either; Register Automatically via the Internet, or Register Manually via Email.
- Transfer
License - removes the license file from the computer. This
is commonly used for transferring licenses from one computer to another.
Licensing Tools
The Licensing Tools section will allow you to show the status of your
license, switch between local and network licenses when both are available,
check out, and return roaming licenses when one is available, and to update
the network license connection info for a network license.
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Show License Status - displays a dialog box showing the current status of active licenses.
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Switch to Local license - When
a network license is in use, and a local license is available, this
option will allow you to switch to the local license. If this option
is grayed out, a network license is in use, but no local license is
available.
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Switch to Network license -
When a local license is in use, and a network license is available,
this option will allow you to switch to the network license. If this
option is grayed out, a local license is in use, but no network license
is available.
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Return Roaming License to Server - selecting this option will return
a roaming license to the network.
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Checkout Roaming License From Server - When a roaming license
is available, this option will launch the Check Out Roam License dialog.
This dialog allows you to enter a number of days to check out a license
from the server. Once a number is entered, click OK and the roaming
license will allow you to use it while disconnected from the network.
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Update License Network Connection Info - launches the Network
Connection Info dialog box to allow you to update the Hostname and
Port Number of the network. This option is only available when a network
license is in use.
About BobCAD-CAM
This section will show the version and build number of the software you are using, along with copyright information, warnings, a link to the website, the End User License Agreement, and System Info.
- End User License Agreement - launches the End User License Agreement for review.
- System Info - compiles data from the computer and launches a dialog showing:
- Computer System Info
- System CPU Info
- System Graphics
- System OS
- Drive information
- Copy to Clipboard - copies all the compiled system info to the clipboard to allow user to paste it elsewhere.
- OK - closes the dialog.
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